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Spanish debt auction a success; Platinum tops

If you are looking for excitement in the U.S. stock market, you may be left wanting. Futures on the Dow and the S&P are not showing us much this morning; however, the euro took a stronger position against the dollar and yen in overnight trading when a Spanish debt auction lifted sentiment toward riskier assets. They sold 4.5 billion euros in new bonds at a lower cost than in previous auctions. This was a sign of growing confidence among investors in the recession prone area.

The Gold price traded in a tight range overnight despite the positive news for the euro. Andrey Kryuchenkov, capital analyst with VTB Capital, said, “We maintain our preference for wider ranges to hold on spot Gold prices as choppy macro trading prevails, with attention to U.S. December housing starts and weekly jobless claims later today.” The Gold price may begin to increase again when debt ceiling talks come back into focus. In positive news for Platinum, the metal surpassed Gold in overnight trading for the first time in 10 months.

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